He Said/She Said: A Guy’s Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2009 4:00 pm     Posted in Reality, Valentines Day  Candy -- NYU g+ page

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By Candy

Despite what many people say, Valentine’s Day is a lovely little holiday. Sure, we should tell our significant others what we think of them every day, but there is something nice about a day devoted solely to one another, love and romance. A day that is different from every other day on the calendar. A day that is all about doing special little things for one another.But I’m a girl and a lover of all things romantic.

What do guys think of V-Day? Do they love all the mushy romantic stuff, or is it just another unneeded pressure in their lives? Do they like trying to find the perfect gift for their ladies, or are they only doing it to get laid?

And what about the single dudes? How do they feel about this lovey-dovey day?

I turned to my dude-with-all-the-answers to get a guy’s perspective on Valentine’s Day.

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6 Comments on "He Said/She Said: A Guy’s Valentine’s Day"

  1. Elise says:
    Wed, 11th Feb 200912:55 pm 

    Awesome convo, but don't be fooled– some guys really, really do need the romance (and not just the creepy clingy types).

    Of course, if your idea of romance is more pink-hearts-and-chocolates than enjoying dedicated time with each other, reminding each other how much– and why– you admire each other, and making with the sexy as an extra-special event, well… you might run into some problems.

    But my guy does require the occasional candlelight massage and living-room slow dance to be happy. He might be a special case, since he constantly expresses his affection by cuddling, washing dishes, doing laundry and shopping with me… but then I'm a special case too, since I like to scope the hot chicks with him & have a sci-fi novel collection the size of my car.

    My girlfriends are half convinced he's gay. XD

  2. Kay says:
    Wed, 11th Feb 20094:07 pm 

    "guys deal with things by ignoring them" this is my favorite line becuase its so trueeeee

  3. Sarah says:
    Wed, 11th Feb 20094:41 pm 

    "Guys don't care about romance ever…ever. Romance only makes a guy happy if it makes his girl happy."

    Wow. I guess my boyfriend didn't get the memo….thank god. My boyfriend loves to be romanced, maybe even more than I do. Why would you stereotype your own gender? I personally don't care for the "He Said/She Said" articles – it generalizes men into the opinion of one guy, and most of the time my experiences with my guy friends indicate a different thought process than the ones posted on here.

    Bottom line, every guy is going to be different than the next one, just like we are from each other.

  4. Samantha says:
    Wed, 11th Feb 20095:57 pm 

    I don't think he's trying to stereotype, just that he doesn't like romance, and neither do his friends. People got into this on the last He Said/She Said too, and I don't think it's fair. The guy's just talking about what he knows, and the girl's just talking about what she knows. It's a conversation between two people posted for our benefit.

    …and most of the time, I think he's right. At least as applicable to the boys I know.

  5. Eternal Sunshine says:
    Tue, 24th Feb 20091:30 am 

    I love He-Said/She-Said's and completely burst out laughing at one line: "Probably like he spends every single other day – smoking weed and playing Left 4 Dead" (which is exactly what my bf does whenever I'm not around). Hilarious!

  6. Linda says:
    Mon, 1st Feb 201012:45 pm 

    I don't think the He Said/She Said articles generalize/try to generalize anything…This is an actual guy & it gives *his* opinion (& maybe that of his friends, as well) on certain topics.

    I always think they're a good read..

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